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cougjunkie · 01-08-2007, 05:01 PM

Mike you are right on one thing, the purses in boxing are still much higher, however these numbers are not completely accurate as the UFC hands down "private" bonuses and the main event fighters get a percentage of PPV buys

MMA News : UFC Last Updated: Jan 5th, 2007 - 17:22:28
UFC News: Payday - Fighter Salaries Disclosed for UFC 66
By Randy Rowles, MMATorch Contributor
Jan 3, 2007, 04:55

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The UFC Junkie has announced the official purse amounts for UFC 66, courtesy of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, as reported to them by the UFC.
The following salaries do not include any endorsement money individual fighters may have made for this event, nor do they include any additional fighter bonuses which are often handed down by the UFC in private. In addition to their salaries listed here, the main event fighters, Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, will also get a bonus based on PPV buys.
Winning fighters are in bold, followed by the fighter they defeated.
Chuck Liddell made $250,000 ($250,000 base salary / no win bonus).
Tito Ortiz made $210,000.
Keith Jardine made $14,000 ($7,000 base salary / $7,000 win bonus).
Forrest Griffin made $16,000.
Jason MacDonald made $10,000 ($5,000 / $5,000).
Chris Leben made $7,000.
Andrei Arlovski made $145,000 ($90,000 / $55,000)
Marcio Cruz made $5,000.
Michael Bisping made $24,000 ($12,000 / $12,000).
Eric Schafer made $4,000.
Thiago Alves made $22,000 ($11,000 / $11,000).
Tony DeSouza made $7,000.
Gabriel Gonzaga made $18,000 ($9,000 / $9,000).
Carmelo Marrero made $5,000.
Yushin Okami made $16,000 ($8,000 / $8,000).
Rory Singer made $5,000.
Christian Wellisch made $6,000 ($3,000 / $3,000).
Anthony Perosh made $3,000.
TOTAL OF ALL SALARIES = $767,000

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cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	Mike you are right on one thing, the purses in boxing are still much higher, however these numbers are not completely accurate as the UFC hands down "private" bonuses and the main event fighters get a percentage of PPV buys MMA News : UFC Last Updated: Jan 5th, 2007 - 17:22:28 UFC News: Payday - Fighter Salaries Disclosed for UFC 66 By Randy Rowles, MMATorch Contributor Jan 3, 2007, 04:55 Email this article Printer friendly page The UFC Junkie has announced the official purse amounts for UFC 66, courtesy of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, as reported to them by the UFC. The following salaries do not include any endorsement money individual fighters may have made for this event, nor do they include any additional fighter bonuses which are often handed down by the UFC in private. In addition to their salaries listed here, the main event fighters, Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, will also get a bonus based on PPV buys. Winning fighters are in bold, followed by the fighter they defeated. Chuck Liddell made $250,000 ($250,000 base salary / no win bonus). Tito Ortiz made $210,000. Keith Jardine made $14,000 ($7,000 base salary / $7,000 win bonus). Forrest Griffin made $16,000. Jason MacDonald made $10,000 ($5,000 / $5,000). Chris Leben made $7,000. Andrei Arlovski made $145,000 ($90,000 / $55,000) Marcio Cruz made $5,000. Michael Bisping made $24,000 ($12,000 / $12,000). Eric Schafer made $4,000. Thiago Alves made $22,000 ($11,000 / $11,000). Tony DeSouza made $7,000. Gabriel Gonzaga made $18,000 ($9,000 / $9,000). Carmelo Marrero made $5,000. Yushin Okami made $16,000 ($8,000 / $8,000). Rory Singer made $5,000. Christian Wellisch made $6,000 ($3,000 / $3,000). Anthony Perosh made $3,000. TOTAL OF ALL SALARIES = $767,000 __________________ LINCECUM!